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PARAMAGNETIC 



Papier mache, (pa-pi-a ma'sha). [The French 

 word.] Paper in a hardened form, capable of 

 use for trays, &c. 



Papilio, (pa-pil'i-o). [The Latin name.]= 

 Butterfly: the typical genus of Papilionidae; 

 a family of diurnal Lepidoptera. 



Papilionaceae, (pa-pil-i-6-na'se-e). [L. papilio, 

 butterfly.] A sub-division of Fabaceae, in 

 which alone are papilionaceous flowers found: 

 named from the petals resembling the wings 

 of butterflies. 



Papilionaceous, (pa-pil-i-o-na'se-us.) [Papilio- 

 nacea;, q.v.] Resembling butterflies, used 

 especially of the flowers of Papilionaceae. 



Papiliomdae, (pa-pil-i-on'i-de). [Papilio, q.v. ; 

 Gk. eidos, form.] Butterflies: a sub-division 

 of Lepidoptera, widely distributed: found 

 especially in S. America, N. India, and 

 Malay Islands. 



Pap in' s digester. An apparatus for raising 

 water to very high temperatures and con- 

 verting it into steam of high tension. 



Papuans. An Oceanic race. 



Papyrus, (pa-pi'rus). [Papyros, the Greek 

 word.] Cyperus papy- 

 rus: a tree found on 

 the banks of rivers, of 

 which paper, ropes, 

 mats, boats, &c., are 

 made: belongs to Cyper- 



Par=Parr, q.v. 

 Para-,(pa'ra). [The Greek 



word.] A prefix imply- | 



ing beside of, or towards. 

 Parabanic acid ('; H-j- 



NaOs : a crystalline 



acid obtained from the Papyrus. 



mother-liquid of alloxan; also called oxalyl 



urea. 

 Parabenzoic acid, (pa-ra-ben-z5'ik). [Para and 



Benzoic, g.v.J=Benzoeretic acid: an acid re- 

 sembling benzoic acid. 

 Parabenzol, (pa-ra-ben'zol). [Para and Benzol, 



q.v.] A hydrocarbon found in coal naphtha. 

 Parabola, (pa-rab'6-la). [Parabole, the Greek 



word.] One of the conic A 



sections, made by a plane 



parallel to one of the sides: 



a curve in which any point 



is equidistant from the focus 



and the directrix. 

 Parabolic, ( par-a-bol'ik ). 



[Parabola, q.v. ] Related, or 



belonging, to a parabola. 

 Paraboloid, ( pa-ra'bol-oid ). 



[Parabola, q.v ; Gk. eidos, Porabola. 



form.] A solid figure, which may be con- 

 sidered as being generated by a parabola 



revolving on its axis. 

 Paracholic acid, (pa-ra-kol'ik). [Para, q.v. ; 



Gk. chole, bile.] An acid obtained in the 



preparation of glycocholic acid. 

 Parachute, (pa-ra-shoof). [The French word.] 



1. A light-ball, which floats while burning 



and descends slowly. 2. An apparatus for 



descent through air (as from a balloon) by 



means of an expanding umbrella-like cover 



to a small car. 



Paracyanogen, (pa-ra-si-au'o-jen). [Para and 

 Cyanogen, Q.v.] = N 6 C 6 : a more compact 

 form of cyanogen, which is solid at all ordi- 

 nary temperatures. 



Paradisea, (par-a-di'se-a). Bird of Paradise : 

 a tropical crow-like bird, remarkable for the 

 beauty and length of its feathers. 



Paradiseidse,(par-a-di-se'i-de). [Paradisea, q. v.] 

 Gk. eidos, form.] A family of crow -like 

 birds, belonging to Insessores, of which the 

 bird of Paradise is the type. 



Paradox, (parWoks). [Gk. para, contrary to; 

 doxa, opinion.] Hydrostatic P., in which a 

 small quantity of water appears to have the 

 same weight as a larger quantity: the heights 

 of the two columns and the areas of their 

 bases are always equal. 



Paraffin, (par'a-fin). [L. parum, little; affims, 

 akin.] CnH 2 u+2 : a solid white crystalline 

 hydrocarbon obtained from wood-tar and 

 from Boghead cannel coal: named from acids 

 and alkalies having but very little effect 

 on it. 



Paraffin-oil. A liquid modification of paraffin. 



Par agenesis, ( par-a-jen'e-sis ). [Para and 

 Genesis, q.v.] The occurrence of two or more 

 different minerals in the same lode, e.g., 

 quartz occurs with orthoclase, serpentine 

 with steatite, &c. 



Paraguay tea. An infusion of the leaves of 

 Ilex Paraguayensis. 



Paralactic acid, ( par-a-lak'tik ). [Para and 

 Lactic, q.v.] = Sarcolactic acid: obtained 

 from flesh : resembles lactic acid. 



Paralbumin, (par-al-bu'miri). [Para and Al- 

 bumin, q.v.] A variety of albumin, q.v. 



Paraldehyd, (par-al'de-hul). [Para and Alde- 

 hyd, q.v.] A liquid variety of aldehyd. 



Parallax, ( par'al-laks ). [Gk. parallaxis, 

 change.] The apparent change in the position 

 of a star, &c., when the observer changes his 

 place; the angle made by the lines of vision 

 from different points of observation. P. 

 stars: stars having a perceptible parallax : 

 such as Sirius and Arcturus. 



Parallels, (par'a-lelz). [Parallelos, the Greek 

 word.] Lines that are side by side, and 

 always equidistant. P. of latitude: imagin- 

 ary lines on the globe, or maps, parallel to 

 the equator. P. roads of Glen Hoy : three 

 parallel lines of beach, v. Roy, Glen. 



Parallelogram. ( parVlelo- 

 gram). [Gk. parallelos, 

 parallel ; gramma, draw- 

 ing.] A four-sided figure, 

 the opposite sides of which 

 are parallel. 



Parallelepiped, (par-a-lel-o-pi'ped). [Gk. paral- 

 lelos, parallel ; epipedon, 

 plane surface.] A solid, 

 bounded by six surfaces, 

 each of which is a parallelo- 

 gram, the opposite faces 

 being parallel. Tarallelopiped. 



Paralysis, (par-al'i-sis). [The Greek word.] 

 The loss of the power of motion in any part 

 of the body. 



Paramagnetic, (par-a-mag-net'ik). [Para and 

 Magnetic, q. v.]= Magnetic ; used to distin- 



Fiirallclogram. 



